Saturn - Voyager 1

Color-enhanced image of Saturn's atmosphere and rings

Voyager 1 color-enhanced image of Saturn taken on 18 October 1980,
25 days before closest approach. The large violet cloud belt at
the center is the North Equatorial Belt. Above this is Saturn's
North Temperate Belt, which exhibits bright storm-like features.
The Southern hemisphere, below the rings, appears bluer due to
the scattering of sunlight and viewing geometry, Saturn is
120,000 km in diameter and north is at 11:00. The color was
enhanced using images taken through the ultraviolet, green,
and violet filters.
(Voyager 1, p_22994c)
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